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Algae vs Maerl - What's the difference?

algae | maerl |

As nouns the difference between algae and maerl

is that algae is (alga) while maerl is two or three species of calcareous algae in the corallinaceae family, that grow on the seabed.

algae

English

Noun

(head)
  • (alga)

    • Anagrams

    * ----

    alga

    English

    (wikipedia alga)

    Noun

    (algae)
  • (biology) Any of many aquatic photosynthetic organisms, whose size ranges from a single cell to giant kelps and whose form is very diverse; some are eukaryotic and some prokaryotic; includes the seaweeds.

    • Usage notes

    * (term) is a non-standard plural.

    Hyponyms

    * seaweed

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    * * English nouns with irregular plurals ----

    maerl

    English

    Noun

    (usually as a collective noun )
  • Two or three species of calcareous algae in the Corallinaceae family, that grow on the seabed.
  • A fertilizer derived from this algae.

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